Meaning of name Ahmad

The names of some famous persons by the name Ahmad (or its variants) are:

Ahmad Jamal, born on 2 July, a famous pianist. Ahmad Jamal's background: A noted American jazz pianist. Jamal was one of Miles Davis's favorite pianists and was a key influence on the trumpeter's 'First Great Quintet' (featuring John Coltrane on tenor saxophone, Red Garland on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Philly Joe Jones on drums). Davis had long admired Jamal's use of space and dynamics, and had asked Wynton Kelly to 'sound more like Ahmad Jamal' on the track Freddie Freeloader on the well-known album Kind of Blue.

Ahmad Zahir, born on 14 June, a famous singer. Ahmad Zahir's background: A singer, songwriter, and composer from Afghanistan. A celebrity of enduring popularity more than a quarter century after his death, he is considered an icon of Afghan music both within Afghanistan and abroad

Ahmad Thomson, born on 21 August, a famous barrister. Ahmad Thomson's background: A British barrister and writer and also a member of the Murabitun movement and also a founder of the Association of Muslim Lawyers. He is the author of several books, including the revised edition of Dajjal: the AntiChrist (1997); Making History (1997); the revised editions of Jesus, Prophet of Islam and Blood on the Cross (in two volumes, For Christ's Sake and Islam in Andalus) with Muhammad Ata Ur-Rahim (1996); The Next World Order (1994); The Difficult Journey and The Way Back (1994). He was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1979, and is a member of the Association of Muslim Lawyers.